Often they get bashed more they praised so who are your favorite commentators

Dick Vitale
Troy Aikman 

There was a guy that did the old UFC pay per views back in the day like back when there were no rules his name was Bruce Beck I always thought he was so much better than Mike Goldberg who replaced him probably around 1997-98(and kept the job on through into the 2010’s). He was sharp and on point and he just fit the vibe of those shows so well. He would always do a disclaimer before the old no rules bare knuckle UFC events that always just established a certain vibe that I really loved, before the show he would say something like a warning to the viewer, what you are about to see is not a sparring match or an exhibition, this is hand to hand combat, this is very real this is very brutal. Just the way he would say it it was just one of the little things I loved about the first few years of UFC back when you would rent the tapes from a video store that had them shelved somewhere in between WWF and Faces of Death tapes 🤣

Pat Summerall & John Madden, Dick Enberg & Merlin Olsen, Al Michaels & anyone (except Dennis Miller), and of course, the great Gus Johnson & anyone.

Summerall and Madden by far. No other duo in football has come close.

Howard Cosell
Jim Lampley
Larry Merchant
Max Kellerman
Paulie Malignagg
Marv Albert
Ernie Johnson Jr.
Bob Costas
Craig Sager
John Madden
Pat Summerall

I think Kevin Harlan is by far the best NFL TV commentator currently, it's a shame he is usually stuck on the CBS second or third game.

As far as pure voices go, no one has the deep euphonious sound of Gene Deckerhoff beaten.

The Mets broadcast team of Gary Cohen, Ron Darling and Keith Hernandez is regarded as one of, if not the best crew in baseball, and I can certainly see why. They're informative, passionate without being biased, and have more than their share of hilarious moments.

Loved listening to Marv Albert call Bulls games back in the day. Shame he turned out to be a weird sex pest.

My dad and I used to watch Cubs games on WGN just so we could listen to Harry Caray. When Will Ferrell did him as a character on SNL we thought it was the funniest thing ever.

Lately I’m a big fan of Tony Romo. I love how he calls plays and points things out that other commentators can’t do. He’s really exposed how much of a hack Chris Collinsworth is and I love him for that.

If you’re from Ontariah or a Leafs fan you probably miss Joe Bowen like I do. He still calls games on the radio but it isn’t the same when you have whatever goof Sportsnet uses. When I’m working late or not near a TV I actually don’t mind much because I can listen to Joe.

My favorite commentators are the ones who don't use the phrases:
"Now here's a guy who..."
"Physicality"
"Give ____ respect/credit..."

Aug 8, 2022 20:04:27 GMT Gyro LC said:

My favorite commentators are the ones who don't use the phrases:
"Now here's a guy who..."

Now here's a guy who is Cris Collinsworth's #1 fan.

In terms of the classics I like, many have already been mentioned (Madden, Summerall, Marv Albert, Scully, ect).

For personal fandom, Harry Caray and Steve Stone are the main voices for the Cubs that pop into my mind.

As much as he gets hated, I really can't look down on Joe Buck. He does a pretty good job of staying neutral when calling games (he wasn't jumping for joy when the Cardinals won the 2011 World Series, or showing disdain to see the Cubs come back from a 3-1 deficit in the 2016 World Series, as much as he may have been feeling both). It makes sense why he's been a fixture of Fox Sports broadcasts for a while.

My favorite of the modern commentators is Kevin Harlan. He's a great play-by-play guy, and can also have fun with the games he's calling, be it on TV or the radio. One of my favorite moments from Harlan.

Aug 16, 2022 19:17:53 GMT Leper Messiah said:

My favorite of the modern commentators is Kevin Harlan. He's a great play-by-play guy, and can also have fun with the games he's calling, be it on TV or the radio. One of my favorite moments from Harlan.

I had to click through to YT to see what you'd picked and thought for sure it was going to be THE GUY IS DRUNK!

For baseball it's probably Bob Eucher and as a Reds fan, Marty Brenneman. Vin Scully was the man, too.

Aug 6, 2022 3:21:16 GMT thereallt said:

Summerall and Madden by far. No other duo in football has come close.

This is the only proper answer for football.

Baseball: former Voice of the Orioles Jon Miller
Football: Al Michaels
Basketball: Marv Albert

None better. Hawk Harrelson had an "us vs the world" mentality that I would love if I were a fan. For 162 games, every single day, you need to be entertaining and The Hawk did it and then some for White Sox baseball.


John Sterling is hilarious for Yankee radio games. He has a "So silly it's fun" type of approach, with the home run nicknames and missed calls.